Westmorland, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Westmorland was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,168. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.989°N, 64.187°W.
Population
In 1891, Westmorland had a population of 2,168: 1,095 male and 1,073 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,407 |
| 1881 | 2,231 |
| 1891 | 2,168 |
| 1901 | 1,966 |
| 1911 | 1,800 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Westmorland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,168 total population, 1,095 males, 1,073 females, 759 married persons, 425 families, 380 married females, 379 married males, 103 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,306 single persons under 18, 682 single males under 18, 624 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,038 persons who are not French Canadian, 130 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 418 houses, 418 occupied houses, 414 houses built of wood, 386 houses of 1 story, 214 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 103 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 88,400 pounds of homemade butter, 36,659 acres of land in farms, 35,965 bushels of potatoes, 19,800 acres of improved land in farms, 16,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,518 bushels of oats, 11,762 bushels of turnips, 11,422 acres of farmland under crops, 9,397 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,235 tons of hay, 8,231 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,938 acres of hay crops, 4,867 chickens, 4,531 bushels of barley, 3,424 bushels of buckwheat, 2,893 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,192 sheep, 1,612 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,568 other cattle, 1,003 cattle killed or sold, 983 milk cows, 834 acres of oats, 827 bushels of spring wheat, 598 horses aged over 3 years, 557 swine slaughtered or sold, 508 geese, 382 occupants of farms, 353 farm occupants who own their land, 274 acres of barley, 265 acres of potatoes, 241 horses aged 3 years and under, 165 swine, 147 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 bushels of beans, 109 turkeys, 100 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 ducks, 70 acres of wheat, 66 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 65 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 50 oxen, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 other fowl, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of peas, 6 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Monro | 1813–1896 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmorland_Parish
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Westmorland, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westmorland-nb024008-1891/.